The Trefoil magazine is distributed 4 times a year to all Trefoil members. It is a members magazine, for and by our members. A volunteer team of members help collate and edit the content in conjunction with the Trefoil office staff. The Trefoil covers a range of topics from all areas of our membership, including:
- snapshots of the amazing activities you try
- welcome from our national chair or president
- articles, features and series
- your achievements and letters
- updates from our international adviser
- programme ideas from our programme and development adviser
- information from our communications and engagement adviser
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The magazine is often sent copy about the landmark birthdays of its members or guilds and we are also sent obituaries. It may be helpful to understand the magazine’s policy of these. The editorial board feels that there is so much that Trefoil Guild members are getting up to that magazine space is better used to celebrate this than birthdays. It is also felt that obituaries are not appropriate for publication unless they are of a nationally-recognised person who has been at the forefront of guiding or Trefoil Guild for several years.
The Trefoil quiz answers
Books
- The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Grahame
- A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Dylan Thomas
- What Katy did. Susan Coolidge
- The Pickwick Papers. Charles Dickens
- Anne’s House of dreams. L M Montgomery
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. C S Lewis
- The Dark Is Rising. Susan Cooper
Food and drink
- Ashura. Islam
- Bodhi Day. Buddhists
- Hanukkah. Judaism
- Diwali, Hindu
- The red represents the colours of dawn of the new year. Zoroastrianism
- Japanese. Shinto and Buddhism
- China.
1. Who was on the Throne ?
King George V1
2. Who was Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
3. The first electronic digital computer, the Colossus, helped to decipher codes. Where was
it set up?
Enigma Machine at Bletchley Park
4. Which Italian leader was overthrown and arrested?
Benito Mussolini
5. What was the name given to the bombing of the German dams ?
Operation Chastise, Dambusters Raid
6. What were the Trefoil Guild called before 1943?
Old Guides
7. Who was the first Chairman of the Trefoil Guild?
The Honourable Betty Clay, daughter of Lord and Lady Baden – Powell
8. Which city in Scotland was blitzed in April 1943?
Aberdeen
9. Which American commander was selected to command the Allied forces in Europe and
later went on to be President?
General Dwight D Eisenhower
10.Which Rodgers and Hammerstein opened on Broadway, heralding a new era of stage
musicals?
Oklahoma
11.Which well known Edinburgh factory made gyro gunsights?
Ferranti Defence Systems Ltd
12.When did the age of eligibility for the Trefoil Guild change from 21 to 18?
1971
1. This seaside town has a cliff railway and an Iron Age fort within walking distance.
Aberystwyth
2. This capital city has an astronomical clock, and a square with connections to a Christmas carol.
Prague
3. Should you hurry to play golf at this ancient Celtic town on a promontory?
Port Rush
4. Photo: Brussels Atomium
5. Take care not to get wet at the Archbishop’s palace in this musical city surrounded by mountains.
Salzburg
6. An ancient shell grotto contrasts with a modern art gallery in this southern dreamland of a town.
Margate
7. Near this city, Queen Elizabeth II, as Princess Elizabeth, made her first marital home.
Valletta, Malta
8. Photo: Istanbul, Blue Mosque
9. What a shambles the Vikings made of this walled city.
York
10. You could get your feet wet if this city continues to sink. Explore it in a Gondola instead.
Venice
11. Crossing the sea will take you to a stone built village that began 5300 years ago on the Mainland Orkney/Skara Brae
12. Photo: Santorini
13. Did they run out of stone or money to keep this cathedral unfinished for 140 years?
Barcelona
14. Nestled by the navy, this seaside town looks across at an offshore island.
Southsea
15. This capital city is the home of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous portrait.
Paris
16. This town saw the birth of the greatest English playwright.
Stratford-upon-Avon
17. Photo: The Matterhorn, Switzerland
18. If you visit the city where the girls are so pretty don't miss the Book of Kells
Dublin
19. Walking both ways down the longest pier is tiring. Why not take the train?
Southend
20. A Green line divides the capital of this European island.
Cyprus
21. Strictly Come Dancing competitors strive to reach the ballroom here.
Blackpool
22. Photo: The Brandenburg gate, Berlin
23. If your favourite colour is brown, you’ll enjoy the cafés in this capital city.
Amsterdam
24. To see the largest mediaeval map of the world and the Magna Carta in one place you need to visit this cathedral city.
Hereford
25. You’ll find the Tivoli Gardens in the centre of this capital city.
Copenhagen
1. ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’ — Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
2. ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.’ — George Orwell, 1984
3. ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.’ — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
4. ‘As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.’ – Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
5. ‘Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.’ – Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
6. ‘We slept in what had once been the gymnasium.’ - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
7. ‘When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.’ – Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
8. ‘You better not never tell nobody but God.’ —Alice Walker, The Color Purple
9. ‘The morning burned so August-hot, the marsh’s moist breath hung the oaks and pines with fog.’ – Delia Owens, Where The Crawdads sing
10. ‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’ – Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca
11. ‘Call me Ishmael.’ - Moby-Dick, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
12. ‘Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.’ - James Joyce, Ulysses
13. ‘I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.’ - Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
14. ‘The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.’ – L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
15. ‘It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.’ - Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
16. ‘The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it.’ - Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
17. ‘All children, except one, grow up.’ - J M Barrie, Peter Pan
18. ‘One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry.’ - Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
19. ‘Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.’ - J K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
20. ‘Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place.’ - L M Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
1. South Dakota
2. Leeds
3. Wellington
4. Returning officer
5. John Fowles
6. 70th
7. Vangelis
8. Quantum Theory
9. Norway
10. Priam
11. Winston
12. Durham
13. Richard Nixon
14. Paint your wagon
15. Canada
16. Pat Garrett
17. Mrs Peacock
18. Estonia
19. Begs
20. Britain and Spain
1. Y Bwthyn Bach
2. 1st Buckingham Palace
3. Swallow
4. Car mechanic
5. Dancing in the street
6. South Africa/Cape Town
7. Girl Guides Association of Australia
8. Salote of Tonga
9. 2nd June 1953
10. It was the first televised coronation
11. Geoffrey Fisher
12. Westminster Abbey
13. Norman Hartnell
14. Mount Everest
15. She can be easily seen
16. Dorgi
17. Pigeons
18. Braemar Gathering
19. She was pregnant with Andrew and Edward
20. 1992
21. 1952
| 1. | L | Lewes - town with the largest November 5th celebrations |
| 2. | I | Inti Rami. Peruvian celebration of the winter solstice in June. |
| 3. | K | Kwanzaa. African American festival using 7 green, black and red candles. |
| 4. | W | Wassailing. |
| 5. | N | Nagaur festival. Cattle fair in Rajasthan 22-25th February. |
| 6. | D | Diwali. |
| 7. | O | Ottery St Mary. People carry flaming barrels through the streets. 5th November. |
| 8. | A | Aa. |
| 9. | G | Guisers. |
| 10. | R | Ramadan. |
| 11. | D | Dong Zhi. Chinese Winter solstice celebration of yin/yang balance of light and dark. |
| 12. | Y | Yalda. Persian festival celebrating the winter solstice. |
| 13. | T | Tschäggättu. This Swiss festival takes place over 21-23 February. |
| 14. | N | Night of the Witches. 1st Friday in March in Catemaco, Mexico. |
| 15. | H | Hanukkah. |
| 16. | I | Islam. It is the “Feast of Breaking the Fast” of Ramadan. |
Enter them into the grid at the bottom of the magazine page to reveal the following phrase:
WORLD THINKING DAY
- Which fruit is associated with Wimbledon Tennis?
Strawberry - With what do you garnish Pimm’s?
Mint, cucumber and orange - Who wrote the song Summertime?
George Gershwin - And for which show?
Porgy and Bess - Where does the Queen spend her summer holidays?
Balmoral - Who went on a summer holiday in 1963?
Cliff Richard - In which year was the choc ice invented?
In 1921, Christian Nelson, who emigrated from Denmark to the USA, bonded a bar of chocolate to a vanilla ice cream bar with cocoa butter. Nelson's creation was the first “choc ice” - Where and in which year was the first World Guide Camp?
Foxlease 1924 - Can you name the eight Punch and Judy characters?
Mr Punch; Judy; The Baby; The Constable; Joey the Clown; The Crocodile; The Skeleton; The Doctor - In which year did the population first enjoy an August Bank Holiday?
1871 - Who made an impact when she emerged from the surf wearing a bikini in the James Bond movie Dr No?
Ursula Andress - Cold soups are popular in the summer. What are the main ingredients of vichyssoise?
Leeks, onions, potatoes, stock and milk - Why do so many artists enjoy painting in the seaside resort of St Ives?
Because of the quality of the light - Which landmark in Paris grows in the heat of summer?
The Eiffel Tower, by up to 15 cm - Which UK resort has the longest promenade?
New Brighton, at slightly over 3 miles - What is the word for summer in French, Italian, German and Spanish?
L’été; estate; Sommer, el verano - Whose feast day is celebrated on 15 July?
St Swithin - Where does Knollys Rose Ceremony take place?
In the City of London - When does the National Eisteddfod of Wales take place?
First week of August - After whom was the month of August named?
The first Roman emperor, Augustus